Operation Silver Fox
June 29 – November 17, 1941 · Sápmi
Result Allied victory
German and Finnish forces tried to capture the Soviet port of Murmansk. The offensive failed.
Nazi Germany
Soviet Union
Strength and losses
Germany Casualties 21,501
Finland Casualties 5,000
Units
Army Norway (Wehrmacht)
III Corps (Finland, Continuation War)
3rd Division (Finland)
Panzer-Abteilung 40
Mountain Corps Norway
2nd Mountain Division
3rd Mountain Division
XXXVI Mountain Corps (Wehrmacht)
169th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht)
6th Division (Finland, Continuation War)
6th SS Mountain Division Nord
Panzer-Abteilung 211
Karelian Front
14th Army (Soviet Union)
42nd Rifle Corps
104th Rifle Division
122nd Rifle Division
14th Rifle Division (Soviet Union, 1922–1944)
186th Rifle Division (1941 formation)
1st Tank Division (Soviet Union)
289th Rifle Division
52nd Rifle Division (Soviet Union, 1935–1941)
88th Rifle Division
7th Army (Soviet Union)
54th Rifle Division
Battles 2
- Operation Platinum Fox June 29 – September 21, 1941 · Soviet victory
- Operation Arctic Fox July 1 – November 17, 1941 · Stalemate
Before and after
- Followed from
- Operation Renntier June 22, 1941